DPRD Invites Heru To Budget For The Construction Of The Sunter River Pump House, But There Are Conditions

Ancol pump house (VOI/Diah Ayu)

JAKARTA - Member of Commission D of the DKI Jakarta DPRD Juatin Adrian Untayana invited the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono to propose a budget for the construction of pump houses in the Sunter River. This additional budget, according to Justin, can be proposed in the draft APBD for changes to the 2024 fiscal year as well as the preparation of the 2025 APBD. "The construction of a pump house when necessary and submitted in the RAPBDP, will never and will never be complicated in its discussion at the DPRD," Justin told reporters, Monday, March 4. However, Justin emphasized that there are conditions that must be met by the DKI Provincial Government if you want to build a pump house. Flood control efforts, according to him, are not only finished there. There are many other things that must also be done. "The addition of pump houses must be followed by controlling spatial planning, development and revitalization of micro networks (waterways) so that water flow into the main large rivers can run smoothly," said Justin. In addition, Justin also encouraged to build a ‘ background tunnel ’ as a support for water flow in DKI Jakarta. The problem is that DKI Jakarta floods can not only occur due to local rain, but also from upstream areas, namely from Bogor and Depok in West Java Province. With a budget of trillions of rupiah in the APBD, Justin considers local governments to be able to reduce inundation points and floods every year. “The vehicle owners have ‘ enjoyed’ their taxes by the provincial government, and as a fair return, the provincial government should continue to progress to reduce inundation points,” said Justin On the one hand, Justin also advised the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to improve coordination with the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) in the context of normalizing the Ciliwung River. What's more, he knows, the natural river normalization process is starting to slow down. Justin also encouraged the DKI Jakarta Water Resources Service (SDA) to accelerate the land acquisition process belonging to residents affected by the normalization project. The land needs to be released because it will be used as an entry and exit route for heavy equipment in the normization project. In the process of land acquisition for residents, Justin warned of the potential for a land mafia. Do not let the land mafia roam so as to harm the government or the land owner himself. "“In RW 03 Cawang, Kramat Jati District which will also be released I found there were ‘ outsiders ’ who tried to play with several elements, until I myself had to contact Mr. Heru and the audience across agencies-Ministry at BPN East Jakarta in 2022,” he explained. Previously, Heru Budu admitted that he would build a Kali Sunter pump house as a result of the floods that hit most parts of North Jakarta some time ago. The flood, according to Heru, was caused by the high capacity load for the Ancol River.

"So later in 2025 there will be a program for pumps in the Sunter River to reduce the burden in Ancol. Later it will be budgeted for in 2025. The results of the evaluation are roughly that," said Heru while inspecting the pump house in Ancol, North Jakarta, Thursday, February 29.